Mitch on KSR now
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Cal: "Administration wins championships."
Mitch: "PREPARE TO RETURN FIRE... AIM.... "He gets it."
Scared scared scared.
We’ve got the brand, the money to pay them now, and he runs one of BY FAR the most exciting offenses in the country.
But no, kids aren’t going to want to play for a top offense, while making the most money, for the brand Kentucky.
Lmao some of you are just flat RETARDS.
I thought he was talking about 2 of his current players who were graduating from BYU but can transfer.
We'll have to wait and see, but Pope wasn't recruiting upper tier guys because he was at BYU. Probably hard to recruit non-Mormons to a school that doesn't allow caffeine on campus.
I hope Rupp Arena is packed Sunday...packed. it would be unbelievable. I'm going to do what I can to get down there.
Mark Pope is going to breathe new life into UK Basketball.
Mark Pope is going to breathe new life into UK Basketball.
Yeah, keeping $33 million in your pocket because a coach tried to out fox a fox. Gave that fat Dunkin eating car salesman a lesson didn’t he. See CAL’s face at Arkansas?? Yeah.
Because he has a live audience, it's not just limited to radio listeners. But yeah, he could stop shouting a bit ...
Who gave him that contract again? I forget.
How many Mormons are 5 star basketball players. If not a Moorman he can't recruit them.
That guy is a troll that needs banned
Hated the hire, hate Mitch. I’m all in after that interview. Probably will donate after the Sunday presser
Agree....I think I was totally wrong about Mitch.
Mitch sounds tired. He has obviously been working this hire, non-stop and was likely up all night getting it done with Coach Pope. He obviously got what he thinks we need. And, if we are being truthful, this is what we were asking for in so many ways. A guy who can coach, a guy who understands UK and the culture and passion we have. The NIL support is there now unlike before. I hope he "wins the press conference" and everyone gets behind him. Supporting Coach Pope here!
Not surprising. BYU is one of those schools where the talent pool a coach will have to choose from is considerably more limited than most other schools.
UConn's recruiting class last year had ONE guy rated in the top 40.
One.
And three that were 90+.
I'll agree not to give him the keys to the city yet if everyone else agrees to stop hating on him before he coaches his first game.
One thing I wished he would've said is "we don't want a guy who has regret on his face at the press conference."
😂😂. Thanks man. I needed that. It’s complete idiocy, of course, but it made me laugh. 😂😂
Truly pathetic people are laughing at people for being excited about hiring a guy who is literally everything this board has been clamoring for for years. Program first guy, fully understands the importance of the program, will recruit program players who stick around. It's UK, UK, UK with Pope and his approach and people are looking for bridges to jump off.
It isn't recruiting I am worried about. With the style Pope plays, you don't need a roster full of elite 5 star athletes. Fundamentally solid guys who are smart and can shoot are what is required. Pope can get those kind of guys, especially with the kind of NIL money UK can provide. The real question is, is Mark Pope a good enough coach to win at a high level? That is a question that remains unanswered, since he has yet to win a single NCAA tournament game. Hiring someone so unproven is an enormous risk. That is why so many people flipped out when we made the jump from Drew/Hurley/Donovan and went straight down the to the guy most people would have at 50th or 75th on their list of choices, bypassing other coaches who have at least been to Final Fours and Elite 8s.
They also only have the 24th ranked class for next year. Two four star guys, one ranked in the 30s and the other the 80s.
You know it’s one thing to be upset and throw shade at Mitch for going straight to Pope as the third guy on the list (at least that’s how it appears). But it’s another thing entirely to be as classless and tasteless as some are being to Pope.
This is likely his dream job. And I’m not talking Cal pretending this was his dream job, this is Pope’s actual dream job. And he’s not a crap coach. He’s had to recruit players to a COLLEGE that doesn’t allow SEX or CAFFEINE. Think about that for a minute.
In any event, be as mad as you want at Mitch, but let’s all throw in our full support to Pope. He loves our program as much as we do and he has the support of the boosters which Cal didn’t. If it doesn’t work out it doesn’t work out, but Pope is one of our own and he deserves our respect and support.
This is likely his dream job. And I’m not talking Cal pretending this was his dream job, this is Pope’s actual dream job. And he’s not a crap coach. He’s had to recruit players to a COLLEGE that doesn’t allow SEX or CAFFEINE. Think about that for a minute.
In any event, be as mad as you want at Mitch, but let’s all throw in our full support to Pope. He loves our program as much as we do and he has the support of the boosters which Cal didn’t. If it doesn’t work out it doesn’t work out, but Pope is one of our own and he deserves our respect and support.
The morg family will be there I have it on good authority. Now that we know the NIL is good to go he will get the players because of his personality and offense.
People I lost my sht at the Reed event last night. ( which was so awesome). But look into this more.
1. Brand
2. Modern offense olayers want.
3. WE CAN PAY THEM a lot of money.
4. Energetic young coach.
It’s all you need know.
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